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  1. School policies 'not working'Read the original story

    15 hrs ago | The Courier Mail

    ... The little light bulb goes on 'if I'm naughty I get to go home'," said Ms Duchnicz. Brock was recently diagnosed with ADHD but Ms Duchnicz stopped his Ritalin medication because it had no effect. She plans to have him reassessed. EQ's assistant ...

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    Related Topix: Kids, Family

  2. Profit-driven charadeRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Sheffield Today

    ... justice system by using the wholly unscientific psychiatric charade called 'Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder' ('ADHD') to explain away the activities of criminals. Adult offenders are supposedly going to be 'tested' for this type of ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Psychiatry, Health

  3. Fahey: Child's death wasn't a home-school issueRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Lansing State Journal

    ... Aquinas College, he has stayed above a 3.3 grade point average. His newest grades were all A's. He has struggled with ADHD all of his life and probably would have been labeled a troubled kid in public school and barely graduated. He has thrived in ...

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    Related Topix: Home Schooling, Education, Standardized Testing

  4. Navagating ADHD; free teleconference Jan 12th

    Friday | Examiner.com

    Attention Deficit Disorder Resources is sponsoring a FREE teleconference called Navigation ADHD on Jan 12, 2009 Join Tracey Bromley Goodwin, M.Ed. and Holly Oberacker, ATR, LMHC for an interactive presentation on ADHD.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, University of Illinois Chicago

  5. adult adhd coping skillsRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Mental Help Net

    ADHD has always been considered a children's disorder, but increasingly in the last 25 years, adults have been diagnosed and medicated for this problem.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  6. What a great article! My 11 year old son with ADHD has been wo...Read the original story

    Friday | The Coast News

    RANCHO SANTA FE a ' Over the last year, one of ClubXcitea TMs featured mentors, Tyler Johnson, has not only formed a supportive and encouraging relationship with Benjamin White, he has also helped White make positive changes leading to personal growth and development.

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    Related Topix: Rancho Santa Fe, CA, Medicine, Health

  7. Merely MeRead the original story

    Friday | Drkoop.com

    ... disabilities including mental illness, mental retardation, and physical handicaps. I have worked with people who have ADHD as well as many who are on the autism spectrum. Although I have a Master's degree in Special Education, I still felt ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  8. Facing Stunted Growth in ADHD Market, Shire Clicks on TwitterRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 31 | BNET

    ... in market share experienced by its best selling, once-daily treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Adderall XR , due to generic competition. Aiming to improve the recognition and treatment of ADHD in kid and adult ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Marketing, Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic), Medication

  9. Beliefs Weekly PlannerRead the original story

    Friday | WisInfo

    A new Sheboygan-area ADHD support group, based at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1019 N. Seventh St., will hold its first meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Arts, Poetry

  10. Tampa religion notesRead the original story

    Thursday | St. Petersburg Times

    ... with Ongoing Medical Conditions." Guest speaker David Berger, M.D., FAAP, will discuss how conditions such as autism, ADHD, asthma, allergies and autoimmune diseases can be improved through dietary modification, nutritional supplementation and ...

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    Related Topix: Tampa, FL, Medicine, Health, Religion, Society of Friends

  11. Top Ten Hospitals in America for the Year 2009Read the original story

    Thursday Dec 31 | Associated Content

    ... additives and preservatives may be the culprit in causing, or contributing to, their child's asthma, allergies, ADD or ADHD disorders. By Deanna Lynn Sletten Published 6/7/2007 Exceptional quality has earned Barnes-Jewish Hospital a place on the ...

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    Related Topix: Best of 2007, Johns Hopkins University

  12. Happy New Year: a plan for 2010Read the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 17 | San Francisco Examiner

    ... into place, but that disability can be a learning disability - such as dyslexia it does not have to be something like ADHD, or worse. I've recently written several blogs on goal planning on my Coaching website . I encourage you to look at them. ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Sports

  13. Are BPA (bisphenol a) plastic baby bottles safer than other plastic bottles?Read the original story w/Photo

    Nov 11, 2009 | Examiner.com

    ... used as an estrogen. According to pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene, "there is no question that at high doses BPA causes ADHD kinds of symptoms and more feminized behavior in boys." The only question is at really small levels, "what difference does it ...

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  14. Attention Deficit Disorder can affect both children, adultsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 31 | Milford Times

    ... By far, the commonest alleged disability for children is, by their parents, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). This consists of a constellation of symptoms including: deficiencies in attention and concentration, heightened ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic), Opinion

  15. Helping youngest boys survive schoolRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 31 | Naplesnews.com Stories

    ... developing language and communication skills. I also tell parents to avoid the big labels being bantered about, like ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome. They don't mean much over the long-term for such young kids. I know of a young boy named Steven, who ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Kids, Family

  16. New ADHD Med - Is Fainting an Issue?Read the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Netscape

    New ADHD Med - Is Fainting an Issue? >> Posted By lk44 23 hours, 56 minutes ago in Health & Fitness The FDA just approved Shire's Intuniv as a once-daily treatment for ADHD.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  17. CalendarRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Explore Howard

    ... insufficiency, the most common binocular vision disorder that makes reading difficult and is often misdiagnosed as ADD/ADHD or dyslexia. Free. Jan. 19, 7-8 p.m. 8827 Columbia 100 Pkwy, Columbia. 410-960-6317. Music Chalice Concert Series -- ...

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    Related Topix: Howard County, MD, Ellicott City, MD, Pilates, Fitness, Fitness, Columbia, MD, Medicine, Health, Entertainment, Events

  18. Girls will call a stud with big sensual appetiteRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Ask MetaFilter

    ... the potential cause of my being virtually incapable of sustaining fantasy. I wondered if it was another symptom of ADHD, but all searches on the subject came back with information about the disorder in tandem with sexual addiction. Am I just unaware ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  19. Kids's StuffRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Northwest Newspapers (Northwest Herald)

    ... anxiety. Speaker: Christine Kutzner, a family and child counsellor specializing in childhood development, children with ADHD and play based therapy, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Grand Boulevard Parent Participation Preschool, 520 East 20th ...

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, Health, Medicine, North Vancouver (Vancouver, BC), Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia, North Vancouver, Canada, Canada, World News

  20. Clinics make a difference for kidsRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Iowa City Press-Citizen

    ... an inhaler for exacerbations. Unfortunately, the inhaler that she brought with her is almost empty. Jenny's brother has ADHD for which he takes Ritalin, but only gets one month's supply at a time. The family does have Medicaid from another state, ...

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, Iowa City, IA, Medicine, Health, Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic), Medication, Education Etc.